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OpenWhispr on Windows 11

I tried 3 open-source alternatives to Otter for my meeting notes, and one runs entirely on my PC

google-labs-tabletop

Google Labs’ new Tabletop feature lets you turn an AI canvas into a multiplayer experience

gemini 4 argon building drum machine on desktop pc

I made Gemini 4 Argon, Fable 5.1, and GPT-6 Astra build the same audio tool, and the best-looking one wasn't the best-sounding one

Zen browser running on a Mac

This web browser rips off the best parts of Arc, but skips the AI and bloat

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Claude Home Assistant overhaul
I let Claude redesign my Home Assistant dashboard, and it did in minutes what I'd put off for months
Claude

Claude redesigned my entire Home Assistant dashboard using MCP, and the results look like a commercial product

Posts 1
By  Dhruv Bhutani
LFM3-Omni running on an M2 Mac Air
My 8GB laptop now runs an AI that can see and talk, and it never goes online
Artificial Intelligence

Small LLMs are doing less for more, and I'm here for it

Posts
By  Abhinav Raj
claude-kindle-featured
Someone used Claude to make custom apps for their jailbroken 7th Generation Kindle
Claude

Now it does a lot more than show books.

Posts
By  Simon Batt
qwythos in lm studio with filesystem mcp on desktop pc
I gave my local AI model access to my personal documents, and it finally became more useful than a chatbot
Artificial Intelligence

The model I trust most with my files isn't the one I pay for

Posts
By  Nolen Jonker
Home Assistant Automation editor
I ran Codex inside Home Assistant, and having it next to my smart home changed how I code
AI tools

Codex can now work directly with my Home Assistant configuration.

Posts
By  Anurag Singh
Arcane running on NAS
Arcane replaced Portainer and Dockge in my home lab, and my containers are finally easy to manage
Software and Services

My home lab has dozens of containers, and Arcane is the first manager that makes sense of them.

Posts 4
By  Dhruv Bhutani
Samsung phone being held in front of a laptop
I turned my Samsung phone into a productivity powerhouse with just 5 changes
Samsung

Turn your Galaxy into a workhorse.

Posts
By  Parth Shah
Photoshop alternative custom to my needs built with Claude Code
Someone recreated Photoshop with Claude, so I built a version that only does what I need
AI tools

Who needs 100 features when you only use 10?

Posts 1
By  Mahnoor Faisal
qwen 3.5 9b filesystem in lm studio on desktop pc
I stopped trying to make one local LLM do everything, and that's when it got useful
Artificial Intelligence

My default model was spread too thin

Posts
By  Nolen Jonker
StudyLab app on MacBook next to cup of starbucks
I got tired of juggling NotebookLM, Notion, and Anki, so I vibe-coded my own study app
NotebookLM

I couldn't find my perfect study app, so I made it

Posts
By  Mahnoor Faisal
Llama.cpp running on a Lian-Li 8.8-inch display besides a GeForce RTX GPU.
I spent $300 in one month trying to get past Claude's rate limits, so I let my GPU do the coding first instead
Claude

My credit card shouldn't be the only workaround to fix a disrupted workflow

Posts 2
By  Abhinav Raj
using copilot ai and web viewer in obsidian on desktop pc
I turned Obsidian into an AI browser, and it does what Gemini in Chrome does without my research leaving my vault
AI tools

The browser I use for private work isn't actually a real browser

Posts
By  Nolen Jonker
Prompting claude with a Linux log
You can now use Claude Fable 5.2 on a paid plan, and it comes with extra usage
Claude

The benchmarks are looking promising.

Posts
By  Simon Batt
Sendspin playing music
Sendspin and an old Android tablet replaced my Sonos multi-room setup
Sonos

I turned my wall tablets into a Sonos rival, and the music stays perfectly in sync.

Posts
By  Dhruv Bhutani
Python script being assessed by copilot.
I gave a coding agent the Python scripts I wrote at university, and watching it fix them taught me more than the course did
AI

Turns out, my old Python assignments had plenty left to teach me.

Posts 6
By  Anurag Singh
bonsai 27b in lm studio on desktop pc
I stopped chasing bigger local models, and a 27B model on my 8GB GPU does more of what I need
Artificial Intelligence

I don't download every new model anymore

Posts 8
By  Nolen Jonker
Claudemy generated project
I found a Claude skill that turns AI into my personal tutor for anything
Claude

Claudemy turns Claude into a personal tutor that builds audio lessons on any topic.

Posts
By  Dhruv Bhutani
Claude Code on MacBook with matcha cup
I stopped looking for apps that do exactly what I want, and started vibe-coding the missing features
Claude

I'm done settling for almost perfect

Posts
By  Mahnoor Faisal
Android 17 Beta 1 installing on a Pixel 7 in a phone cradle against an orange backdrop
This one Pixel setting fix stops the Android 17 animation stutter, and it takes 30 seconds to apply
Software and Services

A fix is on the way, but stopgap measures should suffice until they arrive

Posts 3
By  Chandraveer Mathur
editing with vectorcraft on desktop pc
I ditched Inkscape for an open-source Illustrator rival built with AI
Software and Services

Five weeks old and already on my taskbar

Posts
By  Nolen Jonker
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